We devotees of Beit Knesset Hanassi are not unfamiliar with comments made by outsiders--and occasionally even by ourselves--about our shul's age profile. Yes, we do have many seniors in our midst, and this is something we are proud of. We are a community that cares, a community that respects the values of experience and judgement that come with age. But every so often we are surprised to find that, viewed through the eyes of others, maybe we are not that old at all!
In "Sheila Patz: a 100-year old woman's secret to a long life", our member Pessy Krausz (below, right) investigates the remarkable positivity of a woman who makes it plain that the secret of a long life is to thrive on challenge.
Pessy's article, which is published in the Jerusalem Report and hosted on the Jerusalem Post website, can be read (or listened to) in full here.
